Thetford St Mary the Less Parish (CP/AP)

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
MARY ST Alternate English     1801 Census of Great Britain, Table [1], 'Population Abstract'.
ST MARY Alternate English     1921 Census of England and Wales, Table 3, 'Population, Acreage, Private Families and Dwellings'.
THETFORD ST MARY Alternate English     1881 Census of England and Wales, Table 4, 'Area, Houses, and Population of Civil Parishes in the several Registration Sub-Districts in 1871 and 1881'.

The unit has had the following statuses:

Status Abbreviation Start End Authority
Civil Parish CP   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.
Ancient Parish AP     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979) Permission granted to project.

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by THETFORD ST MARY THE LESS EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
NORFOLK Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
SUFFOLK Ancient County   1889 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
THETFORD RegD/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District 1835 1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 656.
LACKFORD Hundred Ancient District   1894 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 465.
THETFORD Registration sub-District     1911 Census of England and Wales, Table 5, 'Registration Counties, Districts and Sub-districts with their constituent civil parishes. - Urban or Rural District in which each parish is situated; Area; families or separate occupiers, and population, 1901 and 1911; and population enumerated in Institutions, large establishments, and on vessels, &c., 1911'.
THETFORD USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 657.
THETFORD Borough Ancient District   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.
THETFORD MB Local Government District   1924 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 381.

Boundary Map of Thetford St Mary the Less Parish (CP/AP)

If the boundaries of the Parish-level Unit changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Thetford St Mary the Less Parish (CP/AP) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10068277

Date accessed: 08th April 2026